Prof. Hany Besada is Deputy Executive Director, Diamond Development Initiative (DDI). He is also a Senior Fellow with the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa, a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow with the UN University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa and a Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University. Until very recently, he was Regional Advisor, African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Prior to that he was Theme Leader: Governance of Natural Resources at the North-South Institute (NSI) in Ottawa, Canada and Research Specialist on the United Nations High Level Panel Secretariat-Post 2015 Development Agenda, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in New York. Prof Besada worked as Program Leader and Senior Researcher at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo, Canada where he oversaw the Health and Social Governance Program. Before moving to Canada, he was the Principle Researcher: Business in Africa at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) in Johannesburg, South Africa.\u00a0 Prof Besada has worked as Policy Advisor for the South African Ministry of Local and Provisional Government, Amnesty International, United Nations Associations, the Joan Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice (IPJ) and the Office of US Senator Dianne Feinstein.\u00a0 He has consulted for the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, United States International Development Agency, African Capacity Building Foundation, and the Government of Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n
Prof. Besada has published widely in international news media and academic journals.\u00a0 He is the author of 80 peer-reviewed scholarly and policy papers and over 80 opinion pieces. He is the author editor\/co-editor of Did the MDGs Work: Meeting Future Challenges with Past Lessons<\/em> (Oxford University Press, 2017), Governing Natural Resources for Africa\u2019s Development (Routledge, 2016), Development in Africa: Refocusing the Lens After the Millennium Development Goals<\/em> (Policy Press, 2015), From Civil Strife to Peace Building: Examining Private Sector Involvement in West African Reconstruction<\/em> (WLU Press, 2009), Unlocking Africa\u2019s Potential: The Role of Corporate South Africa in Strengthening Africa\u2019s Private Sector <\/em>(SAIIA, 2008). He sits on a number of boards, panels and expert groups, including 2013-2017 African Capacity Indicators Reference Group, Society of International Development, Canadian International Council\u2019s Aid Study Group, Pan-African Legal Network, Institute of African Studies Advisory Committee, United Nations Association-San Diego Advisory Council, Canadian International Council\u2019s Africa Study Group, Cambridge Review of International Affairs Review Board, Canadian Foreign Policy Review Board, Alvin Curling Foundation Advisory Board, Centre for Youth Development and Engagement Advisory Board. \u00a0He has consulted for the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health,\u00a0United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, United States International Development Agency, African Capacity Building Foundation, and the Government of Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n Click\u00a0here<\/a> for Professor Besada’s faculty profile, and\u00a0here<\/a> to learn more about the UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[43,31],"yoast_head":"\n